Jonathan Lear

Jonathan Lear
Jonathan Lear
Born	October 9, 1948; New York City, U.S.
Died	September 22, 2025 (aged 76); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouses	Cynthia Farrar (divorced); Gabriel Richardson (m. 2003);
Children	2
Academic background
Education	Yale University (BA); Cambridge University (BA); Rockefeller University (PhD)
Thesis	Aristotle's Theory of Proof (1978)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Chicago
Main interests	Psychology; Psychoanalysis; Ethics; Ancient Greek philosophy;

Jonathan David Lear (October 9, 1948 – September 22, 2025) was an American philosopher and psychoanalyst. He was the John U. Nef Distinguished Service Professor in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago and served as the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society from 2014 to 2022.